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Latin Inspired Quinoa Salad: After Workout Snack or Main Course

It’s hard to make quinoa pretty. Sorry.I have a habit of taking a bunch of ingredients from a region and just combining them until I feel like they taste good. So that’s what this is. My region of choice is Latin America. I will be eating a lot of quinoa in the next few months as I prep for my bikini competition. GASP!

This is a great side, cold or hot. Quinoa has so much protein that this can be a one course meal.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

dressing

3 tablespoons lime juice

¼ cup orange juice

2 teaspoons agave nectar

1 teaspoon aji paste

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground pepper

salad

1 sweet potato, small dice

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 ear of fresh corn, kernels stripped

¼ cup minced red onion (about ¼ an onion)

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ red bell pepper, small dice

1 cup dry quinoa, cooked to package instructions and cooled

Method

1. Combine all dressing ingredients and whisk well.

2. Bring 2 cups of salted hot water to a boil. Cook the sweet potato dice for 3-5 minutes, until tender to the bite and strain into cold water or an ice bath to stop the cooking process. When cooled, strain and allow to drain fully.